Florida Lottery News: Powerball, Mega Millions, jackpots, winners

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $1.12 billion after 15 weeks, with a New Jersey resident clinching the fifth-largest prize in history by purchasing their ticket from a ShopRite Liquor store in Neptune Township.

Throughout the years, changes to the Powerball and Mega Millions games have raised the lottery prizes and stakes for players trying to win these massive jackpots.

Two tickets matching five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, were sold in California and are each worth $1,622,808.

Are you ready to be a billionaire? Here are the numbers from Wednesday's drawing.

Rhode Island resident Steven Richard hit the jackpot, winning a whopping $4 million from a scratch-off ticket gifted by his father.

The Powerball jackpot jumped to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched all six numbers during last night’s drawing. Here’s what to know if you plan to play.

The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot, which totaled $865 million with a $416.1 million cash option.

Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.

The drawing for the Mega Millions prize will be held Tuesday night, while the Powerball jackpot takes place Wednesday night.

The odds of scoring Monday's $800 million jackpot is about as good as finding a unicorn in your backyard.

Mega Millions and Powerball have racked up some massive jackpots after weeks of rollovers, with the combined prizes adding up to nearly $2 billion.

Lottery winners in Maryland have the right to remain anonymous, and this $50,000 prize winner took advantage.